[conv.general, expr.static.cast] Remove inappropriate "temporary"#6646
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@opensdh: could you please PTAL a look? |
It's not clear in which sense the invented variables in question are "temporary". Since C++ already contains a notion of a "temporary (object)", and since variables are precisely _not_ temporary objects, it seems unnecessary to use the words "temporary variable" in the present sense.
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You should probably check with more than one person here, though.
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@jensmaurer: Could I interest you/CWG in this? |
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CWG 2023-11-10: We want [class.temporary] p6 to refer to "invented temporary variable" as one of the roots of "temporary expression" and say this is a "temporary object". Other cases (where we don't mean "temporary") should use "invented variable". This needs a core issue. |
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OP should say it addresses #2215 |
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It's not clear in which sense the invented variables in question are "temporary". Since C++ already contains a notion of a "temporary (object)", and since variables are precisely not temporary objects, it seems unnecessary to use the words "temporary variable" in the present sense.
See also http://thecodelesscode.com/case/234.